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Spring 2009<br />
<strong>League</strong> News<br />
Reilly Nugent enjoys the Liberty Swing<br />
during Picnic in the Park.<br />
<strong>cplqld</strong>.<strong>org</strong>.<strong>au</strong><br />
<strong>League</strong> News 1
contents<br />
ceo foreword<br />
CPL Vision<br />
A community which actively<br />
seeks and supports the<br />
contribution of people with a<br />
disability.<br />
55 Oxlade Drive<br />
New Farm Qld 4005<br />
PO Box 386<br />
Fortitude Valley Qld 4006<br />
<strong>cplqld</strong>.<strong>org</strong>.<strong>au</strong><br />
ABN 27 009 942 269<br />
Angela Tillmanns<br />
Chief Executive Offi cer<br />
P: 07 3358 8003 F: 07 3254 1291<br />
E: atillmanns@<strong>cplqld</strong>.<strong>org</strong>.<strong>au</strong><br />
Peter Mewett<br />
General Manager Services<br />
P: 07 3358 8014 F: 07 3254 1291<br />
E: pmewett@<strong>cplqld</strong>.<strong>org</strong>.<strong>au</strong><br />
Greg Cuffe<br />
General Manager Organisational Services<br />
P: 07 3358 8064 F: 07 3254 1387<br />
E: gcuffe@<strong>cplqld</strong>.<strong>org</strong>.<strong>au</strong><br />
Anne Reid<br />
General Manager Human Resources<br />
P: 07 3358 8078 F: 07 3358 8164<br />
E: areid@<strong>cplqld</strong>.<strong>org</strong>.<strong>au</strong><br />
Rosalie Cunningham<br />
General Manager Marketing and Business<br />
Development<br />
P: 07 3358 8090 F: 07 3358 2495<br />
E: rcunningham@<strong>cplqld</strong>.<strong>org</strong>.<strong>au</strong><br />
Rob Galea<br />
General Manager Commercial Division<br />
P: 07 3358 8059 F: 07 3254 1387<br />
E: rgalea@<strong>cplqld</strong>.<strong>org</strong>.<strong>au</strong><br />
Editor - Douglas Pack<br />
Communications Executive<br />
P: 07 3358 8084 F: 07 3358 2495<br />
E: dpack@<strong>cplqld</strong>.<strong>org</strong>.<strong>au</strong><br />
Patron:<br />
Governor of Queensland<br />
Her Excellency,<br />
Ms Penelope Wensley, AO<br />
Sections - Spring 09<br />
3<br />
4-5<br />
6-9<br />
10-11<br />
12-13<br />
14-16<br />
17<br />
18<br />
ceo foreword<br />
correspondence<br />
news<br />
cerebral palsy awareness week<br />
picnic in the park<br />
services<br />
fundraising<br />
you be the difference: profi le<br />
<strong>Cerebral</strong> <strong>Palsy</strong><br />
Awareness Week<br />
Page 10<br />
Fig Tree Pocket opening<br />
Page 11<br />
Picnic in the Park<br />
Pages 12-13<br />
The crowds roll in to celebrate capability and diversity at CPL’s Picnic in the Park presented by Conrad Treasury.<br />
Celebrating the achievements of people with CP<br />
Greetings and welcome to another<br />
issue of <strong>League</strong> News.<br />
There has been a defi nite buzz<br />
around <strong>Cerebral</strong> <strong>Palsy</strong> <strong>League</strong><br />
(CPL) in the past month with<br />
<strong>Cerebral</strong> <strong>Palsy</strong> Awareness<br />
Week (CPAW) running from 2<br />
to 8 August across Queensland<br />
to raise awareness of the<br />
achievements of people with<br />
cerebral palsy.<br />
Picnic in the Park presented by<br />
Conrad Treasury on Saturday 1<br />
August, which was CPL’s premier<br />
CPAW event, was an outstanding<br />
success. It was picture perfect<br />
with everyone getting into the<br />
spirit of the day. The children<br />
loved the rides, in particular the<br />
Liberty Swing which was a big hit.<br />
There was plenty of music with the<br />
famous Carl Riseley (Australian<br />
Idol), Francesca de Valance and<br />
Brisbane’s own jazz ensemble,<br />
Miguel.<br />
Best of all were the interactive<br />
displays where families had<br />
the opportunity to try the new<br />
technologies, such as mobility and<br />
communication devices, or have a<br />
go at being a media presenter at<br />
the Springfi eld Space news desk.<br />
You can check out photos from<br />
the day in our Picnic in the Park<br />
feature on pages 12 and 13.<br />
CPL also celebrated a long<br />
awaited milestone on Wednesday<br />
5 August with the offi cial opening<br />
of the Fig Tree Pocket Adult<br />
Accommodation Service. The<br />
Minister for Disability Services and<br />
Multicultural Affairs, Annastacia<br />
Palaszczuk, cut the ribbon and<br />
Rowena McNally, Chairperson and<br />
the CPL Board presented the new<br />
residents with a housewarming gift<br />
of personalised keyrings for their<br />
new homes. It was a poignant and<br />
emotional moment for all those<br />
involved.<br />
It is with great pride that in<br />
this edition of <strong>League</strong> News<br />
we are also able to display a<br />
letter of goodwill and support<br />
from our Patron Governor of<br />
Queensland Her Excellency,<br />
Ms Penelope Wensley, AO in<br />
the correspondence section.<br />
This letter recognises the efforts<br />
of CPL in providing over 60<br />
years of exceptional service to<br />
Queenslanders with physical<br />
disabilities.<br />
I would also like to encourage<br />
you and your family members to<br />
become involved in the national<br />
You be the difference campaign<br />
which invites those with cerebral<br />
palsy to share their inspirational<br />
stories which is featured on page<br />
18.<br />
Sincerely<br />
Angela Tillmanns<br />
CEO, <strong>Cerebral</strong> <strong>Palsy</strong> <strong>League</strong><br />
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correspondence<br />
State Client Consultative Committee<br />
Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Wendy Lavelle for her years of support and service to<br />
the clients of CPL, in particular to the State Client Consultative Committee.<br />
For those of you who don’t know, Wendy has taken up a position with Access Employment Services in<br />
CPL’s Commercial Division, resigning from her position as Client Liaison and Information Offi cer. CPL is<br />
currently searching for a new candidate to fi ll this role.<br />
An amazing day was had by all at the annual Picnic in the Park on Saturday 1 August. Huge<br />
congratulations must go to the Marketing and Business Development division for their hard work in staging<br />
such an amazing event. I would also like to thank all those who attended on the day. Your support encourages<br />
CPL to strive for bigger and better events in the future. I look forward to Picnic in the Park in 2010.<br />
I was also was lucky enough to have had the opportunity to attend the opening of the new adult<br />
accommodation at Fig Tree Pocket on Wednesday 5 August. I am sure the people will enjoy living in their new<br />
homes.<br />
In the coming months I look forward to working with the new Commercial Division CCC to develop this<br />
exciting area of CPL.<br />
Finally, as this may be quite possibly my last report to you as Chair of State CCC, I would like to thank<br />
you all for your support during my tenure. It has been an absolute pleasure representing people with cerebral<br />
palsy throughout Queensland and I look forward to continuing my support and involvement in other ways.<br />
correspondence<br />
Sincerely<br />
Terry Donaldson<br />
Chairperson, State CCC<br />
Parents and Guardians Association<br />
It has been a very busy time at CPL over the past few months and it has been a great privilege to have<br />
our CEO, Angela Tillmanns and General Manager Services, Peter Mewett attend our Parents and Guardians<br />
(P&G) meetings. We have also had the benefi t of hearing from a number of guest speakers at our meetings,<br />
which have included Senior Advisor Research, Leanne Johnston and Senior Advisor Public Policy Evaluation<br />
and Ethics, Gabrielle Rose who have provided updates on the national disability parking scheme.<br />
Picnic in the Park was held on Saturday 1 August in Roma Street Parklands and was a huge success,<br />
with refreshments, rides and entertainment throughout the day. All volunteers did a wonderful job and special<br />
congratulations must go to the volunteer coordinator. Adding to the success of the day was the delightful<br />
weather.<br />
The new adult accommodation at Fig Tree Pocket was offi cially opened by the Minister for Disability<br />
Services and Multicultural Affairs, the Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk on Wednesday 5 August. The<br />
CPL should feel very proud of this new facility which consists of six homes each housing four residents. The<br />
members of the Board presented each resident with a commemorative keyring and we wish them every<br />
happiness in their new homes.<br />
I would like to take this opportunity to encourage more parents and guardians to attend our meetings.<br />
These meetings provide you with an opportunity to learn more about the disability sector and discuss issues<br />
with CPL representatives.<br />
On a recent visit to Toowoomba I had the opportunity of inspecting the ongoing work at the Scott Street<br />
regional offi ce. When this is completed it will be a great asset to staff and clients, particularly the adult day<br />
service clients who will be relocating there.<br />
Sincerly<br />
Joan Williams<br />
President, Parents & Guardians Association<br />
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news<br />
ETS’s innovative Pro-Fit Seating<br />
System.<br />
Pro-Fit Seating System<br />
The team at ETS Mobility<br />
have been hard at work on<br />
developing a state-of-the-art<br />
system for customised seating<br />
in wheelchairs.<br />
Known as the Pro-Fit<br />
Seating System, the approach<br />
uses a combination of support<br />
to keep the client in position<br />
while a capturing system<br />
records important positioning<br />
data.<br />
The old system used to<br />
capture custom seating profi les<br />
was heavy, bulky and required<br />
a comprehensive technical<br />
knowledge for assembly, which<br />
made the assessment process<br />
uncomfortable and diffi cult to<br />
transport to remote and regional<br />
areas.<br />
The new Pro-Fit Seating<br />
System combats this by using<br />
an innovative approach that<br />
combines the use of a bean bag<br />
and 3-D modelling technology<br />
to capture a contoured digital<br />
profi le of the client’s seating<br />
posture.<br />
The end result is a system<br />
that is easily transportable,<br />
reduces assessment times and<br />
improves comfort for the client.<br />
If you would like information<br />
about the Pro-Fit Seating<br />
System contact ETS<br />
Mobility on 07 3637 6359, or<br />
gwolstenholme@<strong>cplqld</strong>.<strong>org</strong>.<strong>au</strong><br />
CPL updates<br />
Community grants<br />
and funding<br />
CPL has been successful in<br />
obtaining the following funding<br />
from trusts and foundations<br />
to provide vital client support<br />
services:<br />
GCBF (Gambling Community<br />
Benefit Fund)<br />
• Capalaba Day Service, van<br />
• Pathwayz Day Service, chair<br />
lift<br />
• Mooroochydore, IT training,<br />
equipment and photocopier<br />
Department of Communities<br />
(Disability Services)<br />
• Refl ections, a photography<br />
exhibition from works by<br />
people with disabilities living in<br />
Maryborough<br />
Brisbane City Council<br />
Community Grants Program<br />
• Screech Theatre<br />
For more information on how to<br />
support CPL through community<br />
grants please contact Community<br />
Grants Coordinator, Preeta Harper<br />
on 07 3358 8050 or email<br />
pharper@<strong>cplqld</strong>.<strong>org</strong>.<strong>au</strong><br />
CPL capital works<br />
Throughout Queensland CPL<br />
has several capital works projects<br />
underway aimed at boosting client<br />
access and service delivery:<br />
Gold Coast Adult Day Service<br />
Fundraising target: $2.2 million<br />
Funds raised: $500,000 grant<br />
from Department of Communities<br />
(Disability Services), gifts and<br />
donations totalling $300,000<br />
Goal: The upgrade of existing<br />
Adult Day Services on the Gold<br />
Coast to accommodate an<br />
increasing number of clients and<br />
improve the ability to better deliver<br />
community access programs.<br />
Toowoomba Adult Day Service<br />
- Stage Two<br />
Fundraising target: $200,000<br />
Goal: The completion of<br />
Toowoomba’s Adult Day Service<br />
Stage Two redevelopment,<br />
including client workshop, car park<br />
and landscaping.<br />
For more information about<br />
CPL’s Capital Works or to donate<br />
funds please contact Capital<br />
Development Manager, Damian<br />
Topp on 07 3358 8087 or email<br />
dtopp@<strong>cplqld</strong>.<strong>org</strong>.<strong>au</strong><br />
Library and<br />
resources<br />
Why is it important to<br />
evaluate websites and website<br />
content<br />
Web pages retrieved by<br />
a search engine can vary<br />
from highly scholarly to totally<br />
irrelevant. In the health science<br />
area information quality can mean<br />
the difference between effective<br />
treatment and harmful and/or<br />
potentially dangerous outcomes.<br />
Often information published on<br />
the internet has bypassed the<br />
evaluation process embodied in<br />
peer-reviewed print media.<br />
You can evaluate the accuracy<br />
of online content by reviewing:<br />
• Spelling, grammar and the<br />
quality of writing<br />
• Author’s qualifi cations<br />
• Content bias in relation to<br />
commercial, advocacy and/or<br />
personal interests<br />
• When the website was last<br />
updated<br />
• Scope and breadth of<br />
knowledge<br />
For more information about CPL<br />
Library Services please contact<br />
Information and Resource<br />
Coordinator, Deborah Cronan on<br />
07 3358 8036 or email dcronan@<br />
<strong>cplqld</strong>.<strong>org</strong>.<strong>au</strong><br />
Chairperson Rowena McNally, CEO Angela Tillmanns, Minister for Disability<br />
Services and Multicultural Affairs, Annastacia Palaszczuk and Deputy Director-<br />
General Department of Communities Disability and Community Care, Bruce<br />
Milligan l<strong>au</strong>nch LAAS Moreton.<br />
Minister l<strong>au</strong>nches Moreton<br />
Adult Accommodation Service<br />
Minister for Disability<br />
Services and Multicultural<br />
Affairs, Annastacia Palaszczuk<br />
offi cially opened the <strong>Cerebral</strong><br />
<strong>Palsy</strong> <strong>League</strong>’s new adult<br />
accommodation service in Browns<br />
Plains on Wednesday 15 April.<br />
The new $3.1 million adult<br />
accommodation service will<br />
change the lives of people with<br />
a disability by assisting them to<br />
stay living in their own homes<br />
and access the community in the<br />
Moreton Region.<br />
Thanks to funding from<br />
Department of Communities<br />
(Disability Services), an innovative<br />
program that provides vital afterhours<br />
and overnight ‘drop in’<br />
support to people with disabilities<br />
living in their own homes will soon<br />
commence.<br />
The 12 month pilot program will<br />
provide an after-hours attendant<br />
care service in Rockhampton and<br />
Yeppoon to those with a disability<br />
living in their own homes who do<br />
not have suffi cient funding and/or<br />
support networks to assist them<br />
Further, CPL’s new aAdult<br />
accommodation service in<br />
Moreton (LAAS) will provide a<br />
signifi cant economic boost to the<br />
region through the creation of up<br />
to 120 new jobs for care workers.<br />
The new service will support<br />
50 individuals with physical<br />
disabilities, starting with 24 people<br />
with high care needs who will be<br />
able to gain access to 24-hour<br />
care locally.<br />
“This vital service is a<br />
breakthrough for people with a<br />
between 6pm and 6am. Trained<br />
staff visit the individual’s home and<br />
assist them with daily living tasks<br />
such as showering, getting into<br />
and out of bed, meal preparation<br />
or simply to provide an overnight<br />
checking service.<br />
“The pilot service meets an<br />
unmet need in the community and<br />
was developed with signifi cant<br />
planning and consultation between<br />
Department of Communities<br />
(Disability Services) and the local<br />
disability sector,” said Regional<br />
Manager Wide Bay, Central and<br />
news<br />
physical disability in the Moreton<br />
region, providing greater access<br />
and choice of accommodation<br />
services to enable them to stay<br />
living within their own community,”<br />
said CEO, Angela Tillmanns.<br />
“We appl<strong>au</strong>d the Queensland<br />
Government for the $3.1million<br />
funding commitment to support<br />
this initiative,” she said.<br />
“A heartfelt thanks also goes<br />
out to the support we’ve received<br />
from local businesses in Browns<br />
Plains, including The Good Guys,<br />
BBQ’s and More, Bunnings<br />
Warehouse and Active Medical,”<br />
said Ms Tillmanns.<br />
LAAS Moreton will service a<br />
geographical area encompassing<br />
Browns Plains through to Ipswich,<br />
Springfi eld and the border of<br />
Be<strong>au</strong>desert Shire.<br />
Clients of LAAS Moreton will<br />
link directly with CPL’s Springfi eld<br />
Space and the Moorooka Day and<br />
Community Access programmes,<br />
providing individuals with an<br />
opportunity to learn skills in<br />
independent living, media and the<br />
arts.<br />
The Capalaba Recreation<br />
and Leisure service operating<br />
from Capalaba Day Service will<br />
also provide an opportunity for<br />
individuals to access leisure,<br />
sporting and recreational activities<br />
on weekends.<br />
Pilot program to provide after-hours support<br />
North Queensland David Robinson<br />
said.<br />
“CPL will be working closely<br />
with Department of Communities<br />
(Disability Services) over the 12<br />
months of the pilot program to<br />
secure ongoing funding for this<br />
new and much needed service,”<br />
Mr Robinson said.<br />
For more information about<br />
the After Hours Attendant Care<br />
Service phone 07 4922 0794 or<br />
email jferries@<strong>cplqld</strong>.<strong>org</strong>.<strong>au</strong><br />
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news<br />
news<br />
Minister visits<br />
Toowoomba<br />
redevelopment<br />
CPL welcomed Minister<br />
for Disability Services and<br />
Multicultural Affairs, Annastacia<br />
Palaszczuk MP, to inspect<br />
the progress of the $1.4<br />
million redevelopment of its<br />
Toowoomba facility on Monday<br />
27 April.<br />
CPL received $500,000 in<br />
funding from the Queensland<br />
Government for the<br />
redevelopment of the South<br />
Queensland regional offi ce in<br />
Scott Street.<br />
“We’re honoured to have<br />
Minister Palaszczuk inspect this<br />
project, which is set to benefi t<br />
over 130 local residents with<br />
physical disabilities, as well as<br />
their families and carers,” said<br />
CEO, Angela Tillmanns.<br />
“The Queensland<br />
Government has underpinned<br />
the funding to get Stage One<br />
of this project underway, with<br />
additional funds also donated<br />
by local Toowoomba businesses<br />
and supporters.<br />
“This is a critical project<br />
for Toowoomba and the<br />
surrounding region. It will<br />
enable us to modernise,<br />
upgrade and extend disability<br />
services bringing all South-West<br />
Queensland services together<br />
under the same roof,” she said.<br />
CPL is currently fundraising<br />
an additional $200,000 required<br />
for Stage Two, which will allow<br />
for the purchase of specialised<br />
adaptive technology and<br />
equipment, landscaping needs<br />
and construction of a new car<br />
park.<br />
The Scott Street facility<br />
was established in the 1960’s<br />
to provide vital services to<br />
those living with disability. The<br />
refurbishment is now required to<br />
modernise existing facilities to<br />
better meet increasing demand.<br />
Positive Futures signals changes<br />
to the Disability Services Act<br />
The Queensland Government<br />
recently made changes to the<br />
Disability Services Act 2006,<br />
which may affect some adults with<br />
intellectual or cognitive disabilities,<br />
who exhibit challenging<br />
behaviours and receive services<br />
funded by the Department of<br />
Communities (Disability Services).<br />
The legislative amendment<br />
aims to protect the rights of these<br />
people by only allowing the use of<br />
restrictive practices by disability<br />
service providers where<br />
the practice is shown to be<br />
necessary and <strong>au</strong>thorised<br />
by the right decision maker.<br />
It also works to establish a<br />
stronger system of positive<br />
behaviour support that<br />
would lead to a better<br />
quality of life.<br />
CPL adult services are<br />
working closely with clients<br />
and families who may be<br />
affected by these changes<br />
to better address their<br />
needs.<br />
Fact sheets and other<br />
resources regarding<br />
the change, including<br />
A guide for families<br />
- Positive behavioural<br />
support and the use of restrictive<br />
practices booklet, can be<br />
accessed online at www.disability.<br />
qld.gov.<strong>au</strong>/positve-futures<br />
To fi nd out how the legislation<br />
impacts upon you or your family<br />
member contact your local service,<br />
phone 07 3358 8056 or email<br />
ydonnan@<strong>cplqld</strong>.<strong>org</strong>.<strong>au</strong><br />
In memory of Allan Moore<br />
Allan’s Moore’s early school<br />
years were spent at CPL (then<br />
the Queensland Spastic Welfare<br />
<strong>League</strong>) in New Farm.<br />
He then went on to the New<br />
Farm workshop where he happily<br />
undertook many tasks and gladly<br />
received his weekly pay packet<br />
which he was extremely proud of.<br />
In 1986 Allan moved to<br />
Sevenoaks where he spent many<br />
happy years attending Pathwayz<br />
day service.<br />
He then moved into his own<br />
home at Mitchelton where he<br />
enjoyed his independence and<br />
the opportunity to experience life<br />
in the suburbs.<br />
Allan’s greatest enjoyment was<br />
his beloved Broncos and Elvis.<br />
Allan had many friends and will<br />
be sadly missed by all who were<br />
lucky enough to have been a part<br />
of his life.<br />
‘SHUT OUT’<br />
National report into the<br />
experience of people<br />
with disabilities<br />
The Australian Government<br />
has released a report entitled<br />
‘SHUT OUT: The Experience<br />
of People with Disabilities and their<br />
Families in Australia’, as a result of<br />
a nationwide consultation process<br />
to fi nd out about the issues, barriers<br />
and frustrations felt by people with a<br />
disability and their families and make<br />
recommendations for future change.<br />
The report contains many personal<br />
accounts and fi rst-hand feedback on<br />
situations people with a disability have<br />
encountered spanning all aspects of life, including public transport,<br />
education, employment, income support, disability services and<br />
community participation. More importantly, it introduces some<br />
possible political, social and economic solutions to the barriers and<br />
challenges faced.<br />
The purpose of the report is to inform the development of a<br />
National Disability Strategy, which is due for release in mid-2010.<br />
CPL General Manager Services, Peter Mewett said the report,<br />
which goes beyond just ‘services’, provides the best opportunity<br />
for stimulating discussion, awareness and action in communities<br />
throughout Australia and across state and federal Government,<br />
since the Hawke Government’s ‘New Directions’ Report of the<br />
Handicapped Program’s Review in 1985 - which led to the groundbreaking<br />
Disability Services Act in 1986.<br />
“The new disability policy which will emerge from this report will<br />
set a goal for the kind of life people with a disability have a right to<br />
expect and outline the actions and reforms that need to take place to<br />
achieve this goal,” Peter said.<br />
“I encourage staff, clients, their families and anyone in the<br />
disability sector to read this report and talk about it to their friends,<br />
families, workmates and communities - even their local media and<br />
MPs. We must use it as a catalyst to make their voices heard,” said<br />
Peter.<br />
As part of the consultation process, more than 750 written<br />
submissions were received and a total of 2,500 people attended<br />
public meetings across Australia. CPL was one of many<br />
<strong>org</strong>anisations who contributed to the report.<br />
To obtain a full copy of the report (including an easy English<br />
version) go to: www.fahcsia.gov.<strong>au</strong>/sa/disability/progserv/govtint/<br />
Pages/nds.aspx<br />
Board Member Michael Pini<br />
Service review makes<br />
real changes<br />
The Board review of services<br />
led by Michael Pini last year is<br />
beginning to show real results.<br />
The review canvassed<br />
feedback from clients, families<br />
and staff and resulted in<br />
recommendations for improvement<br />
across both children’s and adult<br />
services.<br />
Many of the recommendations<br />
required increased lobbying<br />
efforts with Government which<br />
is an ongoing focus for the<br />
<strong>org</strong>anisation. Almost half of the<br />
recommendations have been<br />
completed with key initiatives being<br />
implemented including increased<br />
training for staff especially in the<br />
area of medication administration<br />
and management of client funds;<br />
a new rostering system that<br />
enables better matching of client<br />
and staff preferences; access to<br />
mobility allowance for supported<br />
employees; trial of a youth client<br />
consultative committee; improved<br />
attraction and retention of staff;<br />
and an equipment management<br />
system.<br />
The Board’s Disability Services<br />
Committee comprising of Michael<br />
Pini (chair), Yvonne Burns, Des Orr<br />
and Ron Porter continue to keep<br />
a close eye on progress and listen<br />
to feedback from all sources to<br />
assist guiding the <strong>org</strong>anisation in<br />
delivering improved and relevant<br />
services to our clients.<br />
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4.<br />
<strong>Cerebral</strong> <strong>Palsy</strong> Awareness Week 2009<br />
CPL services state-wide got<br />
into the spirit of <strong>Cerebral</strong> <strong>Palsy</strong><br />
Awareness Week (CPAW) from<br />
2 to 8 August with a plethora<br />
of events aimed at celebrating<br />
and raising awareness of the<br />
achievements of people with<br />
cerebral palsy.<br />
The celebrations kicked off<br />
in style on Saturday 1 August at<br />
CPL’s annual Picnic in the Park<br />
presented by Conrad Treasury,<br />
which saw some 4000 people<br />
from all over Queensland make<br />
their way down to the Roma<br />
Street Parkland. Picnic goers<br />
were treated to live entertainment,<br />
music, rides, attractions and<br />
interactive activities highlighting<br />
the breadth of services CPL has to<br />
offer.<br />
This vibe was carried forward<br />
1.<br />
throughout the week with CPL<br />
services from the Gold Coast to<br />
Townsville highlighting the abilities<br />
of people with cerebral palsy<br />
through a diverse range of fun<br />
activities and community events.<br />
Capalaba ADS, Springfi eld<br />
ADS and Toowoomba ADS each<br />
opened the doors of their services<br />
to their local communities with<br />
s<strong>au</strong>sage sizzles and displays<br />
showcasing client’s arts, crafts and<br />
media work.<br />
Celebrations were taken<br />
outdoors on the Gold Coast and<br />
in Rockhampton with the services<br />
hosting picnics featuring a whole<br />
host of disability-friendly activities<br />
including face-painting, wheelchair<br />
dancing, yoga and much more.<br />
Maryborough ADS took a more<br />
hands-on approach showcasing<br />
2.<br />
5. 6.<br />
the abilities of its clients through a<br />
series of successful woodworking,<br />
photography and gardening<br />
workshops throughout the week.<br />
In Moorooka the local<br />
community turned up in force to<br />
show their support at the offi cial<br />
opening of the ADS’s brand new<br />
workshop – attendees included<br />
local schoolkids, MPs, Emergency<br />
Services representatives and local<br />
businesses including Bunnings<br />
and Laing O’Rourke.<br />
Celebrations for the week were<br />
rounded off in Townsville with the<br />
Lions Mobility Walk which aimed<br />
to raise awareness and vital<br />
funds for the purchase of mobility<br />
equipment for local CFSS clients.<br />
1. Community Access Service Facilitator Kirsty Perkins and Support Worker Claire Campbell fi re up the barbie<br />
in Springfi eld. 2. Support Worker Victor Richards and Adult Service Manager Central Queensland Julie Ferris<br />
tug-o-war at the Rockhampton ‘Join us in the Park Picnic’ event 3. CCC Representative John Rynn joins in the<br />
celebrations at the Capalaba Open Day. 4. Community Artist Christian Griffi ths works with artist Gregg Arnold<br />
at the Moorooka ADS workshop grand opening. 5. Participants relax after the Lions Mobility Walk in Townsville.<br />
6. ADS Manager Pedro Guillen-Cordon, Friends and Taskforce commitee chairwoman Vicki Morrision, Clifford<br />
Park Special School Principal Andrew Hawke and Client Larissa Humphreys at the Toowoomba ADS Open Day.<br />
3.<br />
Innovative housing design and<br />
accommodation for Queenslanders with a<br />
physical disability is set to enter a new era<br />
with the l<strong>au</strong>nch of a major new disabilityfriendly<br />
housing development in Fig Tree<br />
Pocket, Brisbane.<br />
CPL and the Minister for Disability Services<br />
and Multicultural Affairs Hon Annastacia<br />
Palaszczuk l<strong>au</strong>nched the revolutionary new<br />
multi-million dollar housing complex on<br />
Wednesday 5 August that delivers quality,<br />
independent ‘home style’ living for its<br />
residents.<br />
The $6 million development, which has<br />
been self-funded by CPL, consists of a series<br />
of purpose-built, accessible houses and will be<br />
home to up to 24 residents with cerebral palsy<br />
and related disabilities.<br />
The architecturally-designed building<br />
includes the latest design features and<br />
technologies to enable independent living for<br />
people with a disability.<br />
CEO, Ms Angela Tillmanns, said the<br />
facilities set a new national benchmark in adult<br />
accommodation for people with disabilities.<br />
“The Fig Tree Pocket Adult Accommodation<br />
Service enables people with a disability to stay<br />
living within the community, with access to 24<br />
hour care and support,” said Ms Tillmanns.<br />
“It raises the bar for disability-friendly<br />
housing, including such innovations as<br />
remotely operated doors, lowered bench tops,<br />
customised kitchen appliances and ceiling<br />
hoists to facilitate care,” she said.<br />
Many of the residents moving into Fig<br />
Tree Pocket will relocate from the previous<br />
Sevenoaks accommodation.<br />
“For our residents, this complex offers not<br />
just security and comfort – but the opportunity<br />
to live independently within their own homes<br />
in a community they know, love and are very<br />
much a part of,” said Ms Tillmanns.<br />
Residents living at Fig Tree Pocket will<br />
have full access and choice of activities within<br />
the community. This includes access to CPL’s<br />
Day Service activities that operate out of<br />
Windsor (Pathwayz), Springfi eld (Springfi eld<br />
Space) and Ashgrove (Pathwayz).<br />
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Fig Tree Pocket sets new benchmark<br />
with innovative housing<br />
Fig Tree Pocket resident Tanya McCabe recieves the keys to<br />
her new home at Fig Tree Pocket (pictured above).<br />
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10.<br />
9.<br />
8.<br />
Picnic in the Park<br />
On Saturday 1 August, a perfect winter’s day, some 4000 clients, families, corporate supporters, staff,<br />
volunteers and members of the general public joined together in the Roma Street Parkland to celebrate<br />
capability and diversity at CPL’s annual Picnic in the Park presented by Conrad Treasury.<br />
The sun shone down on the free family fun day which included a jam-packed program of entertainment,<br />
rides, attractions and interactive activities for kids of all ages and abilities, plus a bevy of tasty food and<br />
drinks.<br />
The picnic provided a shining example of CPL’s ‘one team’ approach in action with staff and volunteers<br />
from across all our departments and services pitching in to make the day a success. The event also<br />
highlighted that an integrated, accessible event could be staged and enjoyed by all members of the wider<br />
community.<br />
Not only did the picnic bring the vision and mission of CPL to life, but it provided a wonderful platform<br />
to showcase and celebrate capability, diversity and the achievements of people with cerebral palsy. In<br />
addition to this, it also raised over $100,000 to help CPL continue to offer services and support to help<br />
improve the lives of people with a physical disability in communities across Queensland.<br />
Picnic in the Park would not be possible without our supporting partners Conrad Treasury, Q150:<br />
Queensland Government, Roma Street Parkland, Quest, Westpac, Hog’s Breath Cafe, Panther Print<br />
Group, Parsons Brinckerhoff and Cutting Edge.<br />
11.<br />
12.<br />
7.<br />
2.<br />
6.<br />
1.<br />
3.<br />
1. Lily Buckingham paints up a storm. 2. Madeline and Dalibor Tomic with<br />
their ‘Super Bike’. 3. Client works and bouncy castles add colour to the<br />
picnic. 4. Cascade Services’ Raging Lives rock out. 5. Toowong Signing<br />
Choir let their fi ngers do the singing 6. Shirley Brumby with ‘swing<br />
king’ Carl Riseley 7. McDonnell family Cam, Nic (Mum), Hannah, and<br />
Matt (Dad) relax on their picnic blanket. 8. Mother Karen Russell with<br />
children Paxton, Coupa and Tanner enjoying the<br />
fun. 9. Anthony Bennett and Chris<br />
Machonachie relaxing in the sun.<br />
10. Julie Bowen and Scott O’Brien<br />
walk the dog. 11. Mother Kristina-<br />
May and father Sosaia Lo Rewha<br />
with Charlotte and Josaiah enjoying<br />
gourmet pizza. 12. Ananya Mahajan<br />
and James Cork with Brett the Safety<br />
Clown.<br />
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services<br />
CEO, Angela Tillmanns presents graduate Bobby Chrystal with his Certifi cate II in Business.<br />
Printabout’s business graduates<br />
It was a mixture of nerves<br />
and excitement when employees<br />
from Printabout’s Strathpine<br />
offi ce graduated in business<br />
studies at a ceremony on Friday<br />
17 April.<br />
In front of close family, friends<br />
and fellow staff members,<br />
seven Printabout employees<br />
were presented with their<br />
well-deserved Certifi cate II in<br />
Business by a proud CEO,<br />
Angela Tillmanns.<br />
The students graduated after<br />
18 months of intensive study<br />
and practical learning with all<br />
seven employees achieving<br />
competency across nine units<br />
of study. The units covered a<br />
variety of subjects including<br />
customer service skills, money<br />
handling, managing customer<br />
complaints and communication<br />
in the workplace.<br />
The accredited training<br />
course, Certifi cate II in Business<br />
was delivered and facilitated by<br />
Margaret Barnes of Margaret<br />
Barnes and Associates who<br />
generously donated her<br />
expertise and tuition.<br />
The program was developed<br />
specifi cally to assist supported<br />
employees with personal<br />
career progression and skill<br />
development. Skills learnt by<br />
the students have already been<br />
applied in Printabout’s day-today<br />
operations, which has been<br />
a huge boost to the business.<br />
“This course has made me<br />
feel more confi dent in my work<br />
and has improved my confi dence<br />
in my day to day life,” said<br />
Printabout graduate Angela<br />
Condon.<br />
“It goes to prove that when<br />
you put your mind to it you can<br />
achieve anything,” she said.<br />
Printabout Strathpine’s<br />
graduating class of 2009 is<br />
Angela Condon, Bobby Chrystal,<br />
Peta Malpas, Leona Mosely,<br />
Karen Peterson, Christina Peters<br />
and Michelle Simmonds.<br />
Minister for Disability Services and Multicultural Affairs, Annastacia Palaszczuk joins with the crew from Ipswich<br />
Connections to celebrate their fi rst birthday.<br />
Happy Birthday Ipswich Connections<br />
Australia’s fi rst-ever radio<br />
program hosted and produced by<br />
Queenslanders with a physical<br />
disability to tackle all the tough<br />
disability issues, celebrated<br />
its one year anniversary with<br />
a special live anniversary<br />
broadcast on Friday 12 June.<br />
The specialised radio<br />
program broadcasts live<br />
from Springfi eld’s University<br />
of Southern Queensland<br />
(USQ) each week and covers<br />
challenging disability issues such<br />
as being an indigenous person<br />
with a disability, parenting with a<br />
disability and special schools.<br />
The Ipswich Connections<br />
program also offers practical<br />
advice, including how to insure<br />
a wheelchair, health and be<strong>au</strong>ty<br />
tips, sporting events and<br />
travelling advice and holidays for<br />
people with a disability.<br />
The fi rst anniversary featured<br />
a very special guest with Minister<br />
for Disability Services and<br />
Multicultural Affairs, Annastacia<br />
Palaszczuk in the studio for a<br />
live interview.<br />
The weekly program<br />
is broadcast via the USQ<br />
Springfi eld campus’ internet radio<br />
station. USQ lecturer Ashley<br />
Jones initiated the program, in<br />
conjunction with CPL.<br />
“This radio program faces<br />
all the tough disability issues<br />
head-on. As all the presenters<br />
have a disability, they know the<br />
issues and can empathise and<br />
also empower our listeners,” said<br />
CEO, Angela Tillmanns.<br />
“As well as practical advice, the<br />
program also has regular special<br />
guests, including paralympians,<br />
actors with disabilities and other<br />
presenters in the media with<br />
disabilities,” she said.<br />
The Ipswich Connections<br />
program includes presenters<br />
Mary Albury, Niki Portland,<br />
Suzanne McGreevy and Matthew<br />
Potts, who have either cerebral<br />
palsy or muscular dystrophy and<br />
all use a wheelchair for mobility.<br />
Program content and<br />
production is undertaken via<br />
CPL’s Springfi eld Day and<br />
Community Access Service,<br />
called Springfi eld Space.<br />
The program is run weekly<br />
on a Friday at 2pm and can be<br />
accessed via USQ’s fully digital<br />
radio station at www.usq.edu.<br />
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Moorooka ADS artist Greg Arnold with artwork inspired by the Cooktown Orchid.<br />
Moorooka artists paint the town<br />
Artists from Moorooka Adult<br />
Day Service have brightened the<br />
streets of Moorooka with original<br />
artworks as part of Connecting<br />
Brisbane’s Q150 Traffi c Signal Box<br />
(TSB) project.<br />
Connecting Brisbane is a<br />
$2 million co-funded project<br />
between Brisbane City Council<br />
and the Queensland Government<br />
celebrating the 150th anniversary<br />
of Brisbane’s declaration as a<br />
municipality and Queensland’s<br />
separation from New South Wales.<br />
Artists Greg Arnold, Tom<br />
Hamilton, Michelle Ball and Elise<br />
McKenzie from Moorooka Adult<br />
Day Service all joined creative<br />
forces to design and paint<br />
TSB situated on the corner of<br />
Be<strong>au</strong>desert Road and Luxworth<br />
Street at Moorooka as part of<br />
Brisbane’s 150 years celebrations.<br />
Susan Wedmaier, Manager of<br />
CPL Moorooka Adult Day Service,<br />
said the main theme of the signal<br />
box designs was the Cooktown<br />
Orchid, which is the fl oral emblem<br />
of Queensland.<br />
“Greg Arnold, one of the artists<br />
involved, has a passionate interest<br />
in gardening and fl owers, so we<br />
decided to use that as a starting<br />
point for our theme,” said Ms<br />
Wedmaier.<br />
“It was amazing collaborating<br />
and coming up with a design, then<br />
going through the whole process<br />
of getting feedback and approval,<br />
painting it and fi nally seeing it<br />
fi nished outside on the TSB,” she<br />
said.<br />
This artwork along with all the<br />
other Q150 TSBs will go in the<br />
draw to win the Q150 TSB Award<br />
at the annual TSB awards night<br />
held in November. All the TSBs<br />
can be viewed at www.brisbane.<br />
qld.gov.<strong>au</strong>/artforce<br />
Art for<br />
Art’s Sake<br />
Brisbane’s Waterfront Place<br />
was alive with the ‘Colours of<br />
Queensland’ when CPL hosted<br />
its annual Art for Art’s Sake<br />
(AFAS) gala charity <strong>au</strong>ction on<br />
Wednesday 27 May.<br />
The ‘Colours of Queensland’<br />
inspired art exhibition and<br />
<strong>au</strong>ction attracted over 160 people<br />
and raised almost $55,000 for<br />
Queenslanders with cerebral palsy<br />
and other physical disabilities.<br />
Brisbane’s ‘who’s who,’<br />
including internationally acclaimed<br />
local artists and art lovers alike,<br />
snapped up iconic Queensland<br />
artworks at the annual exhibition<br />
and <strong>au</strong>ction – with 28 pieces going<br />
under the hammer.<br />
“We are astounded and<br />
delighted with the <strong>au</strong>ction<br />
results. Proceeds raised will go<br />
towards improving the lives of<br />
Queenslanders with a physical<br />
disability,” said CEO, Angela<br />
Tillmanns.<br />
“These dollars will enable us<br />
to continue to provide support<br />
Organiser James Tod with participant<br />
Ge<strong>org</strong>ia Cassar.<br />
60 supporters took to the water<br />
to enjoy a day of jetski riding<br />
and sailing as part of the Honda<br />
Jetskishop.com Lollipop Run, on<br />
Sunday 17 May.<br />
L<strong>au</strong>nching from the Spit on the<br />
Gold Coast jetski riders, along<br />
with family and supporters on the<br />
and much needed equipment and<br />
services for children and families<br />
with physical disabilities, such as<br />
cerebral palsy.<br />
“This includes services that will<br />
enable young Queenslanders to<br />
live an everyday life.<br />
“On behalf of our thousands of<br />
clients with a physical disability,<br />
a big thank you to all those<br />
involved in this event, including<br />
our major sponsor Anthony DJ<br />
Rigby Insurance and Investment<br />
Services Pty Ltd and AMP<br />
Foundation, the artists who<br />
‘Good Ship Lollipop’, made their<br />
way to the Bedrooms on South<br />
Stradbroke for a hot breakfast and<br />
water-based activities, including<br />
speedboat-powered toboggan<br />
rides.<br />
This year’s rally raised $3,000<br />
to support Child and Family<br />
Support Services on the Gold<br />
Coast.<br />
The man behind the event<br />
– Gold Coast local and Honda<br />
Jetskishop.com owner James<br />
Tod – is a passionate jetski rider<br />
and created the annual jetski<br />
fundraiser rally to support CPL.<br />
“James has a heart of gold<br />
and is a stalwart supporter of<br />
fundraising<br />
AFAS artist Peter Phillips in front of his masterpiece with Cascade Services Arts<br />
Coordinator Louise Taylor and mother Yvonne Phillips.<br />
donated their time and talent and<br />
all our <strong>au</strong>ction attendees and<br />
bidders,” she said.<br />
This year’s artworks were<br />
inspired by iconic Queensland<br />
scenes to mark Queensland’s<br />
150th birthday and included<br />
paintings by internationally<br />
acclaimed Queensland artist<br />
Kendall and other well-known<br />
Queensland artists such as Emma<br />
Sheldrake, David Hinchliffe and<br />
Banx.<br />
Jetskiing for Gold Coast kids<br />
CPL through his annual jetski<br />
rally fundraiser, as well as<br />
through regular donations from<br />
his business’ jetski sales and<br />
services,” said CEO, Angela<br />
Tillmanns.<br />
“He also takes a very handson<br />
approach to supporting local<br />
Gold Coast children with a<br />
physical disability and regularly<br />
donates his time and equipment<br />
to take them out for their very fi rst<br />
jetski rides.<br />
“We cannot thank James<br />
enough for his support and for the<br />
incredible experiences he provides<br />
for these children and their<br />
families,” she said.<br />
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you be the difference: profile<br />
Julie’s story<br />
My name is Julie Lloyd and I<br />
am 39 years old. I am a fun loving<br />
and caring person with a great<br />
personality. I live in Wynnum and<br />
for the past 15 years I have been<br />
attending the local Capalaba Adult<br />
Day Service where I have been<br />
able to express my ideas and<br />
with support see them become a<br />
reality.<br />
My interests are varied and<br />
I enjoy cooking, woodwork,<br />
tapestry, painting and craft. In<br />
particular I love going to my<br />
community craft group to create<br />
different things and spend time<br />
with my friends.<br />
Recently, I helped build<br />
wooden wheelbarrows which<br />
were donated to the Capalaba<br />
Childcare Centre. As this operates<br />
out of a community centre they<br />
really appreciated the donation as<br />
it helps them to keep their costs<br />
down. I also made and decorated<br />
wooden toys for the children at<br />
the centre. These brought an<br />
immediate smile to the faces of the<br />
children and I felt very proud as I<br />
watched them play.<br />
You be the difference<br />
Everyone has a story to tell<br />
and as part of the You be the<br />
difference campaign, CPL is<br />
asking all Queenslanders with<br />
cerebral palsy to inspire others by<br />
sharing theirs.<br />
You be the difference is a<br />
national initiative, incorporating<br />
all cp support <strong>org</strong>anisations from<br />
across Australia and aims to raise<br />
awareness through highlighting<br />
the achievements and abilities of<br />
people with cerebral palsy.<br />
Some people with cerebral<br />
palsy are mobile, lead<br />
independent lives and are actively<br />
engaged in their communities.<br />
While other people are less<br />
mobile, they are still active and<br />
engaged in the lives of family,<br />
Julie Lloyd playing with the wheelbarrows she built for the children at the local<br />
childcare centre.<br />
At the moment we are<br />
working hard as we prepare for<br />
our next event which is a stall<br />
at the Birkdale State School.<br />
With this stall we hope to raise<br />
awareness in the community<br />
about the capability of people with<br />
cerebral palsy. We are all really<br />
busy making and decorating bird<br />
houses and mosaic pots for the<br />
stall.<br />
friends and their community.<br />
However, the one thing that all<br />
people with cerebral palsy, young<br />
and old, have in common is that<br />
they can make a real difference in<br />
the world and to the lives of those<br />
around them.<br />
CPL invites all its clients with<br />
cerebral palsy to share their<br />
stories online at<br />
www.youbethedifference.com.<strong>au</strong><br />
before Friday 2 October. Stories<br />
can be submitted under three<br />
categories:<br />
1. In 600 words + profi le photo/<br />
avatar + optional photo<br />
2. In a photo + up to 300 words<br />
for a caption<br />
3. In a video + up to 300 words<br />
for a caption<br />
I am really lucky bec<strong>au</strong>se I<br />
have great friends. I love to meet<br />
new people and experience new<br />
things. Through my craft I can<br />
make a difference in the lives of<br />
other people in the community in<br />
which I live. This is important to<br />
me.<br />
You can view Julie’s and other<br />
inspiration stories at<br />
www.youbethedifference.com.<strong>au</strong><br />
Queensland’s most inspirational<br />
stories will be featured in <strong>League</strong><br />
News and entered into the national<br />
draw to be featured in Woman’s<br />
Day Magazine.<br />
CPL’s goal is to collect<br />
over 7000 stories from across<br />
Queensland, which is the number<br />
of Queenslanders it is estimated to<br />
have cp.<br />
Let’s work together to put the<br />
achievements of people with cp in<br />
the spotlight and inspire others to<br />
leave their mark on the world.<br />
If you would like to learn more<br />
about You be the difference,<br />
contact Communication Executive<br />
Douglas Pack on 07 3358 8084 or<br />
dpack@<strong>cplqld</strong>.<strong>org</strong>.<strong>au</strong><br />
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